{"id":"2022_hyundai_accent","make":"Hyundai","make_slug":"hyundai","model":"Accent","model_slug":"accent","year":2022,"url":"/hyundai/accent/2022/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":44117,"model":"Accent","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S1)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":33,"hwy":41,"comb":36,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":248,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":1750,"save_spend":2500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HYX","modified":"Fri Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 2021"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V354000","component":"SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2022-05-19","owner_notified":"2022-08-29","units":230233,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles.   In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.","consequence":"An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.","remedy":"Dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioner(s) with a cap, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 229.  This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall numbers 21V-796, 22V-069, 22V-218, and 22V-123 for Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles.  All Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles already repaired under the previous recalls will need to have the new remedy completed.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"229","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V311000","component":"STEERING:COLUMN","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2022-05-06","owner_notified":"2022-07-05","units":2,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Accent vehicles.  A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.","consequence":"Loss of steering control can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and tighten the lower steering column u-joint retention bolt, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 5, 2022.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 226.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"226","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":16,"crash":2,"fire":1,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",6],["Seat Belts",5],["Unspecified",4],["Steering",3],["Air Bags",2],["Engine",2]],"by_year":{"2022":5,"2023":5,"2024":2,"2025":3,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2026-04-07","Service Brakes","I was driving my 2022 Hyundai Accent (VIN [XXX] ) when the brakes suddenly failed without warning. When I pressed the brake pedal, the vehicle did not slow down properly resultina in a crash Immediately after the crash, the vehicle caught fire According to the fire department report, the fire originated in the engine c\u2026"],["2025-10-15","Steering","Power steering power breaks, acceleration. Head rest, blind spot. Problems. Bought car ,driving to get home mirror was not in place needed to get on left lane to get under bridge crossing traffic was rushing through so fast I could adjust mirror so I turned to right on road the steering wheel glided so fast it frighten\u2026"],["2025-03-04","Seat Belts","We have two 2022 Hyundai Accent SEL cars and both have the same problem. When there is no passenger aboard, the \"Passenger Air Bag\" Off sign lights up as it should and when there is a passenger aboard, the \"Off\" light goes off as it should. What doesn't happen is when there is a passenger aboard and the seat belt was n\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.113,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":36,"ncap":4,"complaints":16},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}